Posts by eatlesslovemore

I feel your pain.  I started CC in January and went from 248 to 190.  I have only got to lose 2 more pounds to get to 60 lost (one of my big milestone goals) but it just won't happen.  For a month I've been at almost exactly the same weight, I used to see daily ups and downs on the scale but even that isn't happening anymore.  I'm just always the same. 

I've spent a lot of time going through the "Ask Mary" archives and this is what I've found:

-exercise every day and split your exercise into two 30 minute blocks, seperated by at least 20 minutes. 

-incorporate more spontaneous exercise, like taking the stairs, parking further from the grocery store, etc.

-and then all the usual stuff- increase fiber and water, super count your calories, be patient. 

It sucks.  But it's (apparently) beatable.

Hey

Thanks for sharing your story!  You've done so well to lose all that weight once before...it must be really nice to know that you CAN do it!

How's the journey up til now?  Are you liking CC on your second go round?  I've been on here for just over 3 months and lost just over 50 lbs, I really like it. 

I don't have any advice for you on maintaining (yet), since I've still got a ways to go but I do want to say congrats on getting back to it before you lost track entirely....and way to go on your first 5 lbs lost! You'll have to share your tips on maintaining with me once you get there.....I should be arriving to maintainance town December of this year at a svelte 140 lbs.  Anyhow, good luck!

You know, when I first came on here I would see all the posts of people saying "I just can't eat enough calories" and think "yah, right, that's nuts".  But, as I started shopping healthier and finding that I love things like snap peas and kiwis I sometimes find that I get to the end of the day and have 600 calories left to eat.   It's kind of scary thinking "I have to eat more" after diets have forever programmed us to eat less and I think that's part of the reason that it is hard to eat enough all the time.....the mentality that gets into your head is "if 1200 is good, 1000 must be better".  It's hard to beat, but it's the only way to be healthy.  I'm still working on it too.....I never thought that eating too little would be my problem! :) Anyhow, here's my tips

-a banana with a tablespoon of almond butter, I put a bit of a.b. on each bite- 200 calories

-kashi almond granola bars.  No high fructose corn syrup, lots of protien and fiber, 150 cals

-dessert tofu- there's peach, coconut and almond. Good if you don't like yogurt, they kind of taste like really light pudding. 90-110 cals

I'm a nurse (almost, I'm in my 4th year of training) and I say.....get it out of you!  A month without a BM in the hospital you would have been given SOOOOO many enemas.  Are you sure it's been a month?  Cause that's really, really not good.  Even people that are all tubed up and not eating have BM's more often. Ok, here's some ideas:

-a salt water flush probably isn't a bad thing.  when you were anorexic you were doing it for illogical reasons.  Now you are doing it so you don't perforate your bowel.  Same action, different reason, don't let it get inside your head.

-FIBER-all bran buds, prunes, any sort of dried fruit.  Have you tried psyllium husks? 

I'm still having a hard time with this month thing.  Please tell me you're exaggerating.  I'm worried for you.

That is amazing!!! 175 pounds?  That's......that's a muscular man worth of weight.  You lost one entire Johnny Depp, or 4 kindergartners.  That is just WOW.  WOW.

I wouldn't worry too much about it....like everyone else has said, people will be all into what they are doing.  All I'd say is to avoid a really trendy gym-rat gym...they tend to be the expensive ones.  We have one where I live and it's full of barbies and testosterone monkeys. Plus, most of the people aren't actually there to work out, just to show off, so it has no good classes.  I joined the community gym (The YMCA) here in town and it rocks, just lots of real people, tons of weight loss support and fun classes.  Once you get in to it you'll love it, nothing kills stress dead like the gym.  Good luck!

I think tattoo barbie sounds rad.  Plus, if the stickers are washable then kids won't be stuck with permanent marker drawing all over their dolls.....like mine had.  I used to put tattoos on all my dolls.  Now I have one tattoo, its on my foot and I love it!! I thought about it for 3 years before I actually got it, and I think my homemade "tattoo Barbie's" unfortunate tattoos that never came off might have had something to do with that.

Me too!!! But my ten 10 K is April 19th.  I'm finding that I really love training for it.... I definitely didn't think I would.  What's really helped me is the Sun Run Training schedule, its a 13 week schedule but since you're already up to 2k you should be able to start in at week 4 or 5.  It's awesome, gives you pointers on how fast to run and gives you walk/run option too.  If you feel like it's too easy then try out the Sun Run Faster but you shouldn't use that one unless you feel comfortable running (not jogging) for 30 minutes at a time.  Both plans are from SportMed BC, if you follow them they'll help you not overdo it and hurt yourself.  I heart the first one big time.  Anyhow, I'll add you as a buddy, if you want an online buddy to do the training with send me a message!  Good Luck!

Don't be a jerk brame.  Everyone makes mistakes and thinking of yourself in the frame of mind that brame suggests is a big big step towards failure. 

I think the biggest things that have helped me beat binging are:

1. Forgive myself.  Binging sucks, it makes you gain weight but worst of all it makes you feel guuuuuuuuuuilty.  I find that when I can stop and think to myself "I've been hurting myself, but I can forgive myself for it because everyone makes mistakes" I can stop the binge and move on.

2.  Set a time limit.  If I go to my family's place or somewhere I know I will be tempted to cheat then I short circuit the guilt cycle by saying "I will eat what I want from 4 until 6.  Then I will take a deep breath, assess whether or not I'm hungry and eat right." I actually find that I cheat less than I would otherwise doing thins because it keeps me thinking about whats going in to me.

3. The 10 minute rule.  Most cravings last ten minutes.  If you can get through them using ANY of the strategies listed above you just might make it without ever getting into a binge. 

Good luck, its hard but you can do it!!

1. Calorie Count Name (user id):eatlesslovemore
2. Name you prefer to be called in discussions:Lisa
3. Age & Sex: 23, Female
4. General Location: BC, Canada
5. Married? Single?Single
6. Kids? Furbabies? nope, not responsible enough to look after something alive, other than myself
7. Favorite color? hmmmm, blue I think, it changes
8. Favorite movie?Amelie, if you haven't seen it WATCH IT.  Its the only movie that convinces everyone that reading subtitles is really ok.
9. Hobbies? Art stencilling (making big complicated pictures to spray paint onto things)
10. Favorite Snack?Popcorn with way too much butter and a big glass of milk, but I'm trying very hard to change that to an apple and a few almonds....its kind of working but sometimes I still miss the butter
11. Favorite Beverage? lychee pear decaf green tea.  Yummy and it smells like candy
12. Biggest Obstacle to Getting Healthy? hanging out with people that can eat an elephant and stay thin, lazyness and I LOVE FOOD
13. Weight/Fitness Goal? I need to lose 80 pounds to be a healthy weight, according to the BMI, but I actually think I'd be happy with 60.  I've lost 15 in the last month.  I also want to be able to jog for 45 minutes without feeling like I might die.
14. Least Favorite Household Chore? drying dishes
15. How did you find Calorie Count? looking up the calorie counts for sushi
16. Anything Else You'd Like To Share? I'm looking for people around my age to email while I try to get my but in gear.....wanna be friends?